CITY OF CARROLLTON
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
OCTOBER 26, 2009
7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL: KEVIN CRAIG
MIKE GORDON
NANCY JO GROBMYER
TAMMY McBURNEY
DEAN MILLER JR
ADAM RAKER
PRESS: NEWS DEMOCRAT / KRISTIN SHERRARD
ABSENT: ATTORNEY FOR CITY: NICHOLAS MARSH
CALL TO ORDER
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT THE HOUR OF 7:00 P.M. BY MAYOR LOUDEN. MAYOR LOUDEN OFFERED AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING OCT. 12, 2009& SPECIAL MEETING OCT. 16, 2009
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MCBURNEY AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
AYES 6 NAYS 0
PRESENTATION OF FY 08-09 AUDIT:
JERILYN ZAPP, WITH RAISOR, ZAPP, AND WOODS, PRESENTED THE FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009 AUDIT.
MS. ZAPP NOTED THE CITY IS THE GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND THE CARROLLTON UTILITIES IS THE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.
MS. ZAPP CALLED ATTENTION TO PAGE 11 OF THE CITY’S PORTION AND NOTED THE CURRENT ASSETS vs. CURRENT LIABILITIES IS IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE NET ASSETS INCREASING BY 1.2 MILLION. SHE ALSO NOTED THE EQUIPMENT PURCHASED THRU THE FEMA GRANT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LET OUT FOR BID.
DENNIS RAISOR, WHO AUDITED THE UTILITIES PORTION, CALLED ATTENTION TO PAGE 18 AND STATED THERE IS A 2 TO 1 RATIO OF CURRENT ASSETS vs. CURRENT LIABILITIES. THIS EQUALS GOOD STANDING WITH THE NET ASSETS UP BY $974,924.
ACCEPTANCE OF FY 2008-2009 AUDIT
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE FY 2008-2009 AUDIT.
AYES 6 NAYS 0
2ND READING: ORDINANCE #09-27: AMENDING SECTION 91.32 (C) OF THE CITY OF CARROLLTON CODE OF ORDINANCES: STREETS AND SIDEWALK SALES
THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #09-27, AMENDING SECTION 91.32 (C) OF THE CITY OF CARROLLTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, STREETS AND SIDEWALK SALES, WAS READ BY MAYOR LOUDEN, IN THE ABSENCE OF ATTORNEY NICHOLAS MARSH.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #09-27.
AYES 6 NAYS 0
DISCUSSION: HEALTH INSURANCE CHANGES
MAYOR LOUDEN ASKED COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE HEALTH INSURANCE STATEMENT IN THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES HANDBOOK TO READ “ CITY PAYS 100% OF EMPLOYEE COVERAGE AND MAY CHARGE FOR ADDING SPOUSE AND/OR CHILDREN”.
DISCUSSION: HOME OCCUPATION REGULATIONS
MAYOR LOUDEN SAID THERE IS A NEED TO CLARIFY THE ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE HOME OCCUPATIONS. HE NOTED THE ORDINANCE CURRENTLY SAYS “NO ACCESSORY BLDGS”.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER AND DULY CARRIED TO RECOMMEND TO
THE P & Z COMMISSION TO ADD “A GARAGE MUST SHARE A COMMON WALL WITH THE MAIN STRUCTURE TO BE USED FOR HOME OCCUPATION”.
AYES 6 NAYS 0
MAYOR LOUDEN UPDATED THE COUNCIL ON THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION MEETING HELD LAST WEEK.
THERE IS A DESIRE TO HAVE A RIVER WALK FROM 5TH STREET TO POINT PARK, BEAUTIFICATION OF DOWNTOWN WHICH INCLUDES THE BACK OF THE BUILDINGS , CLEARED RIVER BANKS AND A CAMPGROUND AT POINT PARK.
COMMENTS
*COUNCILMAN GORDON ASKED MAYOR LOUDEN FOR AN UPDATE ON THE CARROLLTON MANOR MEETING CONCERNING A RESIDENT HITTING A POLICE OFFICER.
MAYOR LOUDEN SAID HE AND CHIEF WILLHOITE MET WITH THE OWNERS AND MANAGERS CONCERNING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THEIR RESIDENTS BEFORE ACCEPTING AS PATIENTS. OWNERS HAVE AGREED TO NOTIFY CHIEF WILLHOITE WHEN ANY CONVICTED FELONS ARE STAYING AT THE FACILITY.
*COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER SAID THE COUNCIL SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH CHAMBER, TOURISM, MAIN STREET CONCERNING THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION.
ADJOURNMENT
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER AND DULY CARRIED TO STAND IN ADJOURNMENT AT THE HOUR OF 7:55 P.M.
AYES 6 NAYS 0
ATTEST:
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DWIGHT D. LOUDEN, MAYOR BECKY H. PYLES, CLERK/TREAS.